GAI Blog "Revise & Extend"

Congressional appropriations are having a year. The second Trump administration kicked things off by engaging in a spree of unconstitutional impoundments of congressionally appropriated funds.

On Friday, President Trump endorsed a full-year CR for the FY25 appropriations, which will likely end the appropriations process for this fiscal

Last December, shortly before House Majority Leader Steve Scalise released the Republican Steering Committee’s recommendations for committee chairs in the incoming 119th

Guest Post by Lorelei Kelly , Research Faculty Lead on Congressional Modernization at GeoDES, Georgetown Democracy, Education + Service, McCourt School of

Election Day 2024 is behind us. The country is taking stock of who we are and where we might be going. The

Congress has once again missed its annual deadline to fund the federal government for the entire fiscal year. This has become an

Both the House and Senate will return from their annual summer recess next week. Given the paltry amount of legislation produced during

It seems the Founders are out of fashion. Alexander Hamilton’s language could use some updating—but not in the rhythmic style of the

By Professor Mark Richardson, Georgetown University The Supreme Court is expected to hand down rulings on a number of major cases during

As Congress struggles to act on a myriad of challenges, much of the blame – rightly or wrongly – is being laid

Another shutdown threat barely averted, and another stopgap spending bill passed with more to follow, while major legislation stagnates. If this feels

The first session of the 118th Congress was historically unproductive. Only 35 measures were signed into law, with only the Fiscal Responsibility

Last week, Freedom Caucus members blocked another a series of spending bills from reaching the House floor. Their opposition has stymied Speakers

After a chaotic and historically unproductive first session, the 118th Congress appears to be off to a more hopeful start in the

Congress narrowly averted a government shutdown Saturday when Speaker McCarthy shocked Capitol Hill and expedited a clean continuing resolution on the House